Nishant Kumar

Founder & Director | King Fisheries Farms, Ranchi Entrepreneur | Progressive Farmer| Farmer Consultant | Media Professional

[Nishant Kumar @Nishantkf]

Proud moment for Jharkhand. @HemantSorenJMM @ShilpiNehaTirki @JharkhandCMO @AgriJharkhand @nfdbindia

[Department of Fisheries, Min of FAH&D @FisheriesGoI]

A Journey of Innovation

Nishant Kumar founded KF Farms in 2018. With technical guidance from the ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Motipur, he transformed his vision into reality. Today, KF Farms is recognised as one of the integrated commercial fish farm, adopting five modern aquaculture systems—RAS, Biofloc, Cage Culture, Pond Culture, and Reservoir Fisheries. Production has grown from just 300 kg in 2018–19 to 200 tonnes annually. Through farmer training and exposure visits, Nishant is inspiring aspiring aquapreneurs while demonstrating how innovation and perseverance can drive sustainable growth in India's fisheries sector.

[ICAR-IIAB, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India @IIAB_Ranchi]

ICAR-IIAB Ranchi signed an MoU with King Fisheries to promote sustainable aquaculture, focusing on fish breeding, hatchery management, training, research and rural livelihoods in Jharkhand. #MoU #Aquaculture #ICAR #Fish

[Nishant Kumar @Nishantkf]

The future is with fisheries and that's what was discussed when the minister of Dept of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Cooperative, Jharkhand Mrs. @ShilpiNehaTirki visited King Fisheries Farms on Friday envisioning a better future for fisheries.
#futurereadyfisheries

[Nishant Kumar @Nishantkf]

Honoured to present King Fisheries Farms at the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy.

#sustainablefisheries #reimaginefisheries #futurereadyfishfarming

[Department of Fisheries, Min of FAH&D @FisheriesGoI]

Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Union Secretary, Department of Fisheries, GoI chaired the 11th edition of the Matsya Manthan Lecture Series, held today at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, in hybrid mode.

During the session, Shri Nishant Kumar, MD and Founder, King Fisheries, Ranchi, delivered a presentation on “Modern and Innovative Aquaculture Techniques: A Key Driver for Growth and Sustainability in India’s Fisheries Sector” and highlighted the deployment of modern systems such as automated RAS, intensive pond and reservoir-based culture, along with several innovations including integrated breeding, adoption of blockchain-based traceability, pearl culture, and solar-powered farms.

The session witnessed participation from senior officials of the Department of Fisheries, GoI; Departments of Fisheries of States/UTs; ICAR Institutions; FSI; CAA; CIFNET; CMFRI; and more than 100 participants who joined virtually.

#MatsyaManthan #AquacultureInnovation #SustainableFisheries #ModernAquaculture

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Tribute to Disom Guru Shibu Soren!

#ShibuSoren #JharkhandPolitics #JharkhandMuktiMorcha

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"धरती के बेटे ने आज आसमान की राह पकड़ ली। शिबू सोरेन सिर्फ एक नेता नहीं, आदिवासी आत्मा की आवाज़ थे। उनकी मिट्टी से जुड़ी सोच और संघर्ष की गाथा सदियों तक झारखंड की पहचान बनी रहेगी। 🙏 #गुरुजी #ShibuSoren #JharkhandKeMatiPutra"
@HemantSorenJMM @JmmJharkhand @DipikaPS

[Nishant Kumar @Nishantkf]

Honoured to have Sri Reghu G, Deputy Secretary PMO, Government of India visited King Fisheries Farms with Director, Department of Fisheries, Jharkhand and other officials.

#sustainablefisherieschampion #integratedaquaculture #futurereadyfishfarming

[Nishant Kumar @Nishantkf]

I was honoured to be one of the panelists for a discussion on 'Fostering Rural Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Growth' organised as a part of the 44th Foundation Day of @NABARDOnline Ranchi.
Spoke about the challenges and scope of rural entrepreneurship and aquaculture.

[Nishant Kumar @Nishantkf]

It wasn’t 7 years. It was about sweat, setbacks, and permutation and combination to build one of India's successful fisheries business.
Today, as King Fisheries Farms completes 7 years, I look back with pride, ripples and fish!
#sustainablefisherieschampion #futurereadyfishery

[Nishant Kumar @Nishantkf]

@nfdbindia Thank you so much for the visit.

[. @nfdbindia]

On 29th May 2025, Dr. Bijay Kumar. Behera, Chief Executive, NFDB along with officials from NFDB, visited King Fisheries Farms in Ratu, Ranchi- India’s first commercial farm integrating 5 modern aquaculture practices: RAS, Biofloc (tank & p-lined pond), pen culture, reservoir culture & pond-based systems.
Species like Monosex Tilapia, Singhi, Pangasius, Japanese koi, Anabas, murrel are cultured using Biofloc & RAS. The farm, with advanced automation, achieves 150–200 tonnes of annual production, showcasing innovation & sustainability in Indian aquaculture.
#PMMSY #BlueRevolution #RAS #Biofloc #NFDB #FisheriesIndia
@FisheriesGoI @AgriJharkhand @JSFisheries @Min_FAHD